Cinematograph.



A. R. SELDEN.

CINEMATOGRAPH.

APPLICATIONVFILED JULY 18. 1916.

Patented June 12, 1917.

figcilo L o m o 2 F 3 3 w 9 M 2 v 1 of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and extensible support is determined prefera 1y.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' ARTHUR Rf SELDEN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

To all whom it may concern. 1

Be it 'known that I, ARTHUR, R. SELDEN, a citizen of the United States, and resident State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (linemat ographs, of which the following. is a spec 1-.

fication'.

The present invention relates to cinemat-.

ographs and more particularly to the supporting meanstherefor, an object of the invention being to provide for supporting the casing of the cinematograph so that it may swing freely both vertically and horizontally to permit the lens to iollow movin "objects under the action of but one. hand 0 the operator, leaving/the other hand free .for the operation of the machine.

To this and other ends, the'invention con 'sists of certain arts and combinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows the machine in held substantially vertical; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the machine adjusted to another position; Fig. 3 is a top or plan view of the machine showing also in dotted lines anotherposition of the machine; and v Fig. 4 is a rear elevation. of the machine, a portion being shown in section.

Referring more particularly to the draw-',

ings, 1 indicates a cinematograph which may be of any suitable construction. To the casing arigid support2 is rigidly connected. at 3 bottom. ThlS support may be formed of a plurality of telescoping sections with clamp- 1ng screws for connecting adjacent sect1ons so that the support or leg may be ,extended' to the desired length in order to adapt the si ht opening 5 in the machine to the height o the user. The lower end of the support acts as a pivot on which the machine may be swung freely, both vertically and horizontally, so that the machine may be caused to follow quickly any movmg object. A flange 6 surrounds the. support slightly above the lower end of the latter order that the support will not penetrate too dee ly into the .su porting surface. i

he position 0 "the machine aboutj the pivot formed by the lower end of the r1 'd Specification of Letters Patent.

perspective the present construction the drlveshaft' 11 preferably at the center of the by 'a single band piece .or grip 7 which may be arranged on the top of the machine in line with the support. This hand piece requires but a single hand of the user of the machine to swing the einematograph casing in any direction either ivertically or hori- Patented une 12,1917. Application filed m 18, 1916. Serial No. 109,899. j

.zontally, thus leaving the other hand of the bodies an operating member 8-mounted indegen dently of the cinematograph as upon a elt' 9- on the user of the machine," and connected by flexible shafting, 10 with the drive shaft 11 of the cinematograph. In

is'vertically arranged and is connected by miter. gears 12 with the horizontal operating shaft'13 that is ordinarily operated by a hand crank on the portion of this shaft (shown in dotted lines) that extend outside of the cinematograph casing.

' A cinematograph constructed in accordance with this invention can be operated in any direction to follow a moving object bya' single hand of a user, leaving the other hand free to drive the machine wlthout any stops, these results being secured by a support. which is of the simplest construction. Combined with this support is an operating mechanism which 'does not produce any counter-action in the ograph.

What

casing of the cinemat- 1. In combination with a cinematograph, means for supporting the cinematograph so that the latter may swin'g freely both vertically and horizontally to direct the lens 'xon the object-and operating means for said Y cinematograph comprising a driving member supported independently of the ,cine-' mat'ograph and a "flexible shaft connectin said driving member with thedriving. sha

10f the einematograph.

2. In combination with a cinematograph,

I. claim as'my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is means for supporting the cinematograph so that the latter may swing freely both ver-' tically and horizontally to direct the lens on the object, and a handle piece by which the cinematograph is sustained in the de sired position.

3. In combination withacinematograph,'

means for supporting the cinematograph so that the latter may swing frwly both vertically and horizontally about a point located below the bottom of the casing of the oinematograph to direct'the lens on the obect.

4. In combination with a cinematograph, a rigid support rigidly secured at its upper end to the cinematograph and havin its lower end adapted to serve as a pivot a ut which the cinematograph may swing freely both horizontally and vertically to direct the lens on the object and a guard at the lower end of the support to prevent the penetration of the ground by the support.

5. In combination with a cinematograph, a rigid support rigidly secured at its upper end to the cinematograph and having its lower end adapted to serve as a pivot about which the einematogr'aph may swing freely both horizontally and vertically to direct the lens on the object and a handle on the casing of the cinematograph b position of the cinematograp pivot may be sustained.

6. In combination with a cinematograph, a rigid extensible support rigidly secured at its .upper end to the cinematograph and having its lower end adapted to serve as a pivot about which the cinematogra h may swing freely both horizontally an vertically to direct the lens on the object.

7 A cinematograph mounted to swing freely both vertically and horizontally to which the about the direct the lens on the object, and having a hand piece by Which said cinematograph is sustained in the desired position.

8. A cinematograph mounted to swing freely both vertically and horizontally to direct the lens on the object and having a hand piece by which said cinematogra h is sustained in the desired position, an operating means for said cinematograph comprising a driving member supported independently of the cinematograph and a flexible shaft connectin said driving member with the driving s aft of the cinematoa h. gr p ARTHUR R. SELDEN. 

